'I Believe'

Not only is the Florida Legislature determined to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for most specialty plates. Now, they are entering the world of "totally inappropriate" plates.

There's no other phrase to describe the "I Believe" plate, with a design that includes a Christian cross and stained glass window. Sponsored by state Rep. Edward Bullard, D-Miami, the proposed plate not only thoroughly demolishes the church-state wall, but is absolutely guaranteed to get Florida involved in a costly legal battle. If passed - let us pray it isn't - the plate would be the first of it's kind in the country.

Why can't our legislators celebrate their religious preferences in their homes, or in their houses of worship, rather than on the highways? Better yet, with well over 100 specialty plates on the backs of Florida cars, let's stop the confusion for everybody - in particular, police - and stop making any more specialty plates.